Rolex Daytona: A Look Behind The Hype | A Week On The Wrist

The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona represents many different things to many different people, but one of the most common reactions to the watch is frustration. How this came to be is a story that goes back decades, all the way to the year 1963, when the first Cosmograph chronograph was introduced. The first Cosmograph, the ref. 6239, wasn't a hit straight out of the gate for Rolex – in fact, it sold sluggishly at first. However, in the 57 years between the launch of the 6239 and the writing of this story, the watch has undergone a tremendous technical evolution as well, making the new version of the Daytona the most advanced chronograph Rolex has ever produced – by a considerable margin.

How, therefore, did the Daytona come to be what it is today, and how can the evolution of the watch help explain its popularity? HODINKEE Editor-In-Chief Jack Forster takes a deep look at the latest version of the purist's Daytona: the steel-on-steel ref. 116500LN.

Read the full story here: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/rolex-daytona-ref-116500ln-review

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